In a dingy basement, I found a dozen mostly retired teachers arguing odd points from the Bible.

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In a dingy Manhattan office he would give cash and his contact's account number to a teller, who would make a few notations on a slip of paper.

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Accusations are levelled not in the ceremonious rigor of a court but in a dingy office, with the irate plaintiffs standing up and leaning over the desk of a judge, the better to hammer home their case.

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